Farida Al-hosany MD, MBBS

Dr. Farida joined HAAD in 2008. She was the lead person in the establishment and implementation of the Visa Screening electronic system in addition to Infectious Diseases e-notification system. The two programs are the source of the infectious diseases surveillance data. She lead communicable diseases programs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi including: Vaccination program, Tuberculosis control program, Visa Screening program, Infectious diseases e-notification, HIV control Program, and Malaria Control program. Dr. Farida worked and participated in forming the policies and standards related to infectious diseases in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. She is a member of national committees for strategic planning and regulation of different programs in the national level. Prior to joining HAAD.

She spent five years in Preventive Medicine Department practicing medicine and dealing with infectious diseases mainly Dr. Farida is a physician graduated from Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) in Al Ain University and she had MPH degree from in John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is currently enrolled in DrPH program in the same University Dr. Farida is currently acting Director of Public Health in HAAD and adjunct Associate Professor in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences in UAEU. She won excellence in teachin award from UAEU in 2014.